U09 Psych 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14.2: Bipolar I Disorder, Twin, Monoamine Neurotransmitter

• School: WUSTL
• Department: Psychology
• Course: U09 Psych 100
• Professor: Rice Heather, Duchek, Carpenter

Document Summary

Specific phobia: based on the object of fear, fear is exaggerated and out of proportion to actual danger, involves particular objects and situations. The more social fears a person has, the more likely they are to develop other disorders, especially depression and substance abuse disorders. Factors in development of anxiety disorders: first is biased thinking - when presented with ambiguous or neutral situations, anxious individuals tend to perceive them as threatening, whereas nonanxious individuals assume they are nonthreatening. Childhood temperaments are preserved in the adult brain inhibited group (shy, tend to avoid unfamiliar people) showed greater activation in the amygdala. Obsession with an idea or thought or the compulsion to repeatedly act in a certain way these compulsive actions temporarily reduce anxiety. Hoarding disorder people have persistent difficulty parting with their possessions and end up accumulating clutter in their houses.